This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.

Possibly the oldest church in Barcelona, this basilica has its pagan and Christian mythologies all mixed up.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.

The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.

A replica of the Statue of Liberty watches over the tomb of 72 Chinese revolutionaries.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

A giant scale model giving a sneak peek at what urban planners see for Shanghai by 2020.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.